So I had a post removed...

Due to the DMCA. You may or may not have noticed but my post about new songs I'm feeling was removed. I have a good idea that it was because of the song by young Chris featuring Wale. Im pretty sure it wasn't due to the Sticky Fingaz song, but I can't be sure actually. I'm sort of bummed about it because it's not like I was hosting the joints myself or had even uploaded them. I don't have any

My first cd's

I remember my first cd player, a sony walkman I had to share with my little 5 year old sister. Some bullcrap right? My first cd's were Young M.C. and MC Hammer and I still have them both to this day.Her first cd was Vanilla Ice....lol I know hilarious right. The first cd I purchased with my own money was Naughty By Nature, "Poverty's Paradise". I love the name of that cd and it was a solid

Tee Smif

Now I want to have a discussion about hip-hop videos and I am working on it, but right now a guy that i haven't seen much major stuff by is Tee Smif. It seems that he is from Kings County in NY somewhere (i guess that's a real place) but I like what he is doing so far. Just check this video he did for Corey Gunz:

Hip-hop Moments...

When was the last big moment that you remember in hip-hop? It seems to be a lack of truly memorable moments that just bring you a great memory. Like Snoop dog at the old Source awards asking NY if they had love for the West Coast.I mean you think that was ill...just look at the performance:that was when hip-hop was raw and still saying something. This was also the period in which it started

Rap Beef...

Now hip-hop beef and battles have long held a place within the art. You gotta believe me I love it. I mean LL has had many battles, the one with Canibus being a "not quite old-school" classic. BIG and Pac even though it had a tragic ending was worthy of listening to. 50 cent and Ja Rule was epic as 50 ended all of murder Inc. and they showed real animosity. The last actual decent one which ended

Why Jeezy why?

Now the above is the video for Young Jeezy's "My President is Black" which features Nas. On the one hand I am grateful for the effort and lyrics jeezy was able to put into this attempt. It solidifies his position as the next generation's Ice Cube. Yes, I am going to go ahead and let him have the title he is working towards, I do see where he has some improvement in the area and is making an

What Happened to Soundtracks?

Does anyone else remember the day when you would cop a soundtrack before you saw the movie? At this moment I'm listening to the Jason's Lyric soundtrack, specifically LL Cool J's "Candyman". The cd was solid from front to back with mostly a West Coast feel but it was hot. The soundtracks used to have joints that you couldn't find anywhere else but it was worth it. It was a tight mixture of rap

I'm Going in on R and B

Whatever happened to good old-fashioned soul music? The hottest R and B artist of last year was who? T-pain or Chris Brown? Neither of these dudes can sing. Our generation has to be the worst at actually following people who can sing. The Karaoke generation. I think i'm going to do a blog on that idea, but back to the task at hand...The biggest problem in R and B right now is that people who need

The worst artist of 2009

Point blank I'm calling it right now, Ron Browz is going to be the worst artist of 2009. He got started late in 2008 but unfortunately this guy is going to keep getting play in 2009. So far this annoying Pop champagne keeps getting played. The lyrics are horrific and the auto-tune isn't slick. T-pain was right, Browz is really fucking up. The saddest part is that he was doing his thing as a

Hip-hop and Style

Welcome to 2009, there's a lot going to happen in this year including the opinions expressed in this blog. For the next year we're going to be more controversial and adversarial when it comes to challenging the established opinions in music.So let me get right into it, Hip-hop and style. For years rappers have brought style to the forefront, whether it was track suits, shades, adidas, hammer